After listening and analyzing song lyrics and, subsequently, doing the same analysis with poems, students will discover how similar song writing and poetry writing can be. Students will get their own chance to write a small version of...

Using the song "My Favorite Things" from the musical, The Sound of Music, as inspiration, students will create their own song or poem (to the same tune) that lists their favorite things. Each verse will focus on their favorite things...

The 1930's Dust Bowl era was about the grueling times of people suffering in the drought-stricken region of the Oklahoma pan handle. This lesson will help learners to gain an understanding of the plights of the people. Using Woody...

After listening to the song "Grey Street" by the Dave Matthews Band, and the song "Blu is a Mood" by Blu Cantrell, students will explore the lyrics and discover what role color can play when combined with a particular setting. Students...

A brief note about the English lyric poetry prior to Chaucer and how it relates to Chaucer's "tales." Links provided to related topics.

This lesson focuses on Anglo-Saxon Literature including the importance of the monks who listened to the stories and poems and wrote them down and the two nonfiction pieces that had an impact on creation of the written language: The...

Medieval songbooks remind us how lyric poetry was once produced and received. This portal offers some of the most representative documents, as well as studies carried out by specialists in the field.

Students think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this lesson, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to those found in...

The University of Michigan offers the full text of "War-lyrics and Other Poems," which was written by a Union sailor and dedicated to former commander, Vice-Admiral David G. Farragut. Users are able to read the text in its entirety, or...

Full text of Sir Philip Sidney's lyric poem and lullaby, "Sleep, Baby Mine."

Links to 22 beautiful poems by Rumi. There are also links to Meditations, Spiritual Writings, and Lyrics, as well as other poetry and writings.

This online karaoke machine, developed for "Off the Charts," an episode about songwriters that aired on the award-winning PBS series "Independent Lens," lets you try out your songwriting talents. First you write the lyrics for a song set...

A great resource on Confederation poet Bliss Carman. This site provides numerous primary texts and essays on Carman's writing style.

Have you ever studied Lord Tennyson's work? This site features information on the life and work of this famous Victorian writer.